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MACEDON.Philip II 359-336 BC.AR.Fifth Tetradrachm, posthumus issue circa 323-316 BC.Mint of AMPHIPOLIS.
( 2.65g, 14.3mm, 1h)
Head of Apollo right wearing tainia.
Reverse.ΦIΛIΠΠ(OY), rider left, below grain ear.
Ref:SNG ANS 696-705paul1888
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Time of Alexander I, AR Hemiobol, struck 470 - 460 BC at Argilos in MacedoniaObverse: No legend. Forepart of Pegasos facing left.
Reverse: No legend. Quadripartite granulated incuse square.
Diameter: 8.78mm | Weight: 0.20gms | Die Axis: Uncertain
Liampi 118 | SNG - | GCV -
Rare
Argilos was a city of ancient Macedonia founded by a colony of Greeks from Andros. Although little information is known about the city until about 480 BC, the literary tradition dates the foundation to around 655/654 BC which makes Argilos the earliest Greek colony on the Thracian coast. It appears from Herodotus to have been a little to the right of the route the army of Xerxes I took during its invasion of Greece in 480 BC in the Greco-Persian Wars. Its territory must have extended as far as the right bank of the Strymona, since the mountain of Kerdylion belonged to the city.
Argilos benefited from the trading activities along the Strymona and probably also from the gold mines of the Pangeion. Ancient authors rarely mention the site, but nevertheless shed some light on the important periods of its history. In the last quarter of the 6th century BC, Argilos founded two colonies, Tragilos, in the Thracian heartland, and Kerdilion, a few kilometers to the east of the city.
Alexander I was the ruler of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from c.498 BC until his death in 454 BC. Alexander came to the throne during the era of the kingdom's vassalage to Persia, dating back to the time of his father, Amyntas I. Although Macedonia retained a broad scope of autonomy, in 492 BC it was made a fully subordinate part of the Persian Empire. Alexander I acted as a representative of the Persian governor Mardonius during peace negotiations after the Persian defeat at the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. From the time of Mardonius' conquest of Macedonia, Herodotus disparagingly refers to Alexander I as “hyparchos”, meaning viceroy. However, despite his cooperation with Persia, Alexander frequently gave supplies and advice to the Greek city states, and warned them of the Persian plans before the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC. After their defeat at Plataea, when the Persian army under the command of Artabazus tried to retreat all the way back to Asia Minor, most of the 43,000 survivors of the battle were attacked and killed by the forces of Alexander at the estuary of the Strymona river.
Alexander regained Macedonian independence after the end of the Persian Wars and was given the title "philhellene" by the Athenians, a title used for Greek patriots.
After the Persian defeat, Argilos became a member of the first Athenian confederation but the foundation of Amphipolis in 437 BC, which took control of the trade along the Strymona, brought an end to this. Thucydides tells us that some Argilians took part in this foundation but that the relations between the two cities quickly deteriorated and, during the Peloponnesian war, the Argilians joined with the Spartan general Brasidas to attack Amphipolis. An inscription from the temple of Asklepios in Epidauros attests that Argilos was an independent city during the 4th century.
Like other colonies in the area, Argilos was conquered by the Macedonian king Philip II in 357 B.C. Historians believe that the city was then abandoned and, though excavations have brought to light an important agricultural settlement on the acropolis dated to the years 350-200 BC, no Roman or Byzantine ruins have been uncovered there.*Alex
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Amyntas III, 393 - 370/369 BC. AE17 Dichalkon. Struck at an uncertain mint in MacedoniaObverse: No legend. Head of Herakles, wearing lion's skin, facing right.
Reverse: AMYNTA above Eagle standing facing right, grasping snake in it's talons and attacking it with it's beak.
Diameter: 16.92mm | Weight: 3.17gms | Die Axis: 6
SNG ANS 100 - 109 | SNG Munchen 49-52 | AMNG 160, 7
Amyntas III was king of Macedonia from about 393 to 370/369 BC, he was the father of Philip II and the grandfather of Alexander the Great. His skillful diplomacy in Greek affairs prepared the way for Macedonia's emergence as a great power under his son Philip II.
Amyntas came to the throne during a period of some confusion after the sudden death of king Archelaus who was killed while out hunting in 399 BC. Archelaus was succeeded by his young son Orestes, who ruled with his guardian Aeropus for four years until his death, possibly at the hands of Aeropus. Aeropus then ruled alone as Aeropus II, until he died of an illness two years later and was succeeded by his son Pausanius.
Diodorus gives two versions of the start of Amyntas' reign but both versions agree that Amyntas came to the throne after assassinating Pausanias but was then driven out by the Illyrians. Amyntas recovered his kingdom in the following year however, with the aid of the Spartans and the Thessalians. He continued to maintain his position by the expedient of siding with the powers ascendant in Greece, securing his alliance with Athens by supporting their claim to Amphipolis, and by adopting the Athenian general Iphicrates as his son. Iphicrates later helped Amyntas' son, Perdikkas III, to secure his claim to the throne.
Several significant figures worked in Macedonia during Amyntas' reign, including Nicomachus, the father of Aristotle, who served as court physician to Amyntas, and Aristotle himself who served as the tutor to Amyntas' grandson, Alexander the Great.
Amyntas died at an advanced age in 370-369 BC, leaving his throne to the eldest of his three sons, Alexander II, who ruled from 369 to 366 BC. Amyntas' other two sons also ended up ruling Macedon, Perdikkas III from 365 to 359 BC and Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great, from 359 to 336 BC.*Alex
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2 Augustus RPC 1629AUGUSTUS
Æ22, Macedon, Amphipolis, 27 BC-14 AD
Bare head of Augustus r. / Artemis Tauropolos riding a bull right, holding a veil over her head.
RPC I 1629; SNG ANS 160
RI0012Sosius
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Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 BC. AE Tetartemorion (Dichalkon / Quarter Obol). Lifetime issue struck 336 - 323 BC at Amphipolis, Macedonia Obverse: No legend. Head of Herakles, wearing lion skin headdress, facing right.
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Eagle facing right, it's head turned to left, standing on a thunderbolt; mint-mark, A in right field before the eagle's breast.
Diameter: 15mm | Weight: 3.9gms | Die Axis: 6
Sear: 6743 | Weber: 2142 | Liampi: 6-8 | Price: 0159
RARE
This coin is a Type 3 (eagle type) bronze Quarter-Obol (two chalkoi). Alexander's Eagle bronzes are part of his Eagle coinage that also includes various silver denominations, including a stater, drachm, hemidrachm, diobol, and obol. Alexander's Eagle coins are much rarer than his issues of Herakles and Zeus imperial silver coins and his Herakles and weapons bronze coins.
*Alex
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Kassander, 317 - 297 BC. AE18. Struck 319 - 305 BC at an uncertain mint in MacedoniaObverse: No legend. Head of Herakles, wearing lion's skin, facing right.
Reverse: KAΣΣAN - ΔPOY, above and below crouching lion facing right, Λ in right field, before lion.
Diameter: 17.77mm | Weight: 3.76gms | Die Axis: 6
SNG Cop 1138 | Sear GCV 6753 | Forrer/Weber 2161
This type was issued before Kassander's assumption of the royal title in 305 BC
Kassander (Cassander) was one of the Diadochoi, a group of Macedonian generals, and the self proclaimed ruler of Macedonia during the political turmoil following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. He was the son of Antipater, who had been appointed as regent in Macedonia while Alexander was in the East.
In 319 BC and close to death, Antipater transferred the regency of Macedonia to Polyperchon. Kassander refused to acknowledge the new regent and, with the aid of Antigonus I Monopthalmus the ruler of Phrygia, he seized Macedonia and most of Greece, including Athens. In 317 BC, he declared himself regent and had Alexander's widow, Roxanna and son, Alexander IV confined in Amphipolis. Later, in 310 or 309 BC, he had them put to death by poisoning. But, even though he had murdered Alexander's heirs and had been the de facto ruler of Macedonia from 317 BC, Kassander did not take the royal titles and declare himself king until 305 BC.
Meanwhile, Antigonus was intent on reuniting Alexander's empire under his own sovereignty and so Kassander joined forces with Ptolemy I of Egypt, Seleucus in Babylon and Lysimachus ruler of Thrace to oppose him. The two sides fought several battles between 319 and 303 BC resulting in Kassander losing Athens in 307 BC and his possessions south of Thessaly between 303 and 302 BC. However, in 301 BC Antigonus was defeated and killed at the Battle of Ipsus in Phrygia which allowed Kassander to secure undisputed control over Macedonia.
During his rule Kassander restored peace and prosperity to the kingdom, founding or restoring numerous cities, including Thebes which had been levelled by Alexander as punishment for rebelling against him. He also founded Thessalonica, naming the city after his wife, and Cassandreia, founded upon the ruins of Potidaea, which was named after himself.
Kassander died of dropsy in 297 BC and may have been buried in a royal tomb recently discovered at Vergina, identified as Aigai, the first Macedonian capital.
*Alex
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Kings of Macedon, Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC, AR Tetradrachm - Amphipolis Mint under AntipaterHead of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; janiform head vase in left field. Graffiti in upper left field - Aramaic kaph (k) and sadhe (s).
Price 6; Troxell, Studies, Issue A3; SNG Cop 660; Muller 853.
Struck at Amphipolis in the period 332-329 BC.
(29 mm, 17.15 g, 2h)
This is one of the first emissions of Alexander’s coinage struck in his homeland, albeit about three years after he departed for Asia Minor. Recent scholarship places the start of Alexander’s distinctive coinage in 333/2 BC at Tarsos, in eastern Asia Minor, shortly after which the design was transferred to Macedonia where Alexander’s coinage was struck under the authority of his regent in Greece, Antipater. Die studies indicate that this coin was from the fourth tetradrachm emission of a mint in Macedonia, most probably Amphipolis. It was most probably struck in the period 332-329 BC. The Aramaic graffiti on the reverse, plus the obverse reverse rim test cut are pointers to the likelihood that this coin travelled beyond its location of issue in Macedonia, into the eastern Mediterranean where Aramaic was the main spoken language.n.igma
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MacedonCoins of the ancient Greek cities and Kings of Macedon, Paionia, and some celtic imitations thereof. Includes the Hellenistic kings of Macedon and Roman successors. Principal mints: Akanthos, Amphipolis and Pella. Anaximander
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(02) AUGUSTUS--AMPHIPOLIS27 BC - 14 AD
AE 20 mm 6.78 g
O: Augustus, head right
R: Artemis Tauropolis riding bull, right, and holding veil above head; DHMOV below bull
Macedon, Amphipolis
AMNG III, 71 (1 ex., Berlin); Varbanov (engl.) 3130 var. (has CEBACTOV)laney
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(02) AUGUSTUS--AMPHIPOLIS27 BC - 14 AD
AE 16 mm, 5.47 g
O: Augustus, head right
R: Artemis Tauropolis riding bull, right, and holding veil above head
Macedon, Amphipolis laney
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(02) AUGUSTUS--AMPHIPOLIS27 BC - 14 AD
AE 21 mm max., 7.63 g
O: Augustus, head right
R: Artemis Tauropolis riding bull, right, and holding veil above head
Macedon, Amphipolis
RPC 1630laney
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0026 Demetrius Poliorketes - AE 15Pella or Amphipolis
306-283 BC
macedonian shield with (ΔHP)
macedonian helmet; pedum to the left
BA _ ΣI
SNG Alpha Bank 962-9 var. (controlmark).
4,26g 15mmJ. B.
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002p Augustus (63 B.C.-14 A.D.), Macedonia, Amphipolis, RPC I 1626, AE-20, AMΦIΠOΛEITΩN, Artemis on bull right, #1002p Augustus (63 B.C.-14 A.D.), Macedonia, Amphipolis, RPC I 1626, AE-20, AMΦIΠOΛEITΩN, Artemis on bull right, #1
avers: KAIΣAP ΘEOY YIOΣ (retrograd), Bare head right.
reverse: AMΦIΠOΛEITΩN, Artemis Tauropolos with inflated veil, riding on bull right.
exeegue: -/-//--, diameter: 19-21 mm, weight: 12,68g, axis:0h,
mint: City: Amphipolis, Region: Macedonia, Province: Macedonia, date: 15 B.C.,
ref: RPC I 1626, Varbanov 3112, BMC 73, SNG Cop 89,
24 Specimens
Q-001quadrans
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002p Augustus (63 B.C.-14 A.D.), Macedonia, Amphipolis, RPC I 1629, AE-21, AMΦIΠOΛEITΩN, Artemis on bull right, #1002p Augustus (63 B.C.-14 A.D.), Macedonia, Amphipolis, RPC I 1629, AE-21, AMΦIΠOΛEITΩN, Artemis on bull right, #1
avers: KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, Bare head right.
reverse: AMΦIΠOΛEITΩN, Artemis Tauropolos with inflated veil, riding on bull right.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 20-22 mm, weight: 9,56g, axis:0h,
mint: City: Amphipolis, Region: Macedonia, Province: Macedonia, date: 15 B.C.,
ref: RPC 1629, Varbanov 3113,
21 Specimens
Q-001quadrans
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012p Claudius I. (41-54 A.D.), Macedonia, Amphipolis, RPC I online 1639, AE-22, AMΦIΠOΛЄITΩN, Artemis on the bull left, #1012p Claudius I. (41-54 A.D.), Macedonia, Amphipolis, RPC I online 1639, AE-22, AMΦIΠOΛЄITΩN, Artemis on the bull left, #1
avers: TI KΛAYΔIOΣ ΣEBAΣTOΣ, Claudius standing left, right hand raised, holding eagle tipped scepter in left.
reverse: ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ, Artemis Tauropolos riding a bull left, holding a veil over her head.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 21,6-22,4mm, weight: 8,81g, axis:6h,
mint: City: Amphipolis, Region: Macedonia, Province: Macedonia, date: 41-54 A.D.,
ref: RPC I online 1639 (15 specimens), SNG Cop 98, AMNG 76, BMC 88,
Q-001quadrans
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0161 - 1/2 AE Alexander III the Great 336-23 BCObv/ Head of Heracles r. wearing lion-skin headdress.
Rev/ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, eagle on thunderbolt r., head turned; above, crescent.
AE, 17.1 mm, 3.59 g
Mint: Amphipolis.
Price 91b
ex-Numismatik Lanz, eBay jan 2012 - art. #230732403614dafnis
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018a07. Antoninus PiusAE22, 7.57 g. Amphipolis. Obv: KAICAΡ ANTΩNEINOC, Laureate head left. Rev: AMΦIΠOΛEITΩN, Tyche seated left, holding patera. AMNG 81, SNG Cop 104. Variant: bust left.lawrence c
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027a16. CaracallaAE23 of Amphipolis, Macedonia. 23.5mm, 8.89 g. AD 198-217.
Obv: AVT K ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: AMΦIΠOΛEITΩN, Tyche, turreted, seated left (no altar) holding patera. BMC 128; Lindgren 1013; SNG Hunter 778; Varbanov 3277.lawrence c
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038p Faustina (II) Filia, (128-175 A.D.), Macedonia, Amphipolis, RPC IV online 6619, AE-20, AMΦIΠOΛЄITΩN, Artemis on the bull right, #1038p Faustina (II) Filia, (128-175 A.D.), Macedonia, Amphipolis, RPC IV online 6619, AE-20, AMΦIΠOΛЄITΩN, Artemis on the bull right, #1
avers: ΦΑVСΤЄΙΝΑ СЄΒΑСΤΗ. Draped bust right.
reverse: ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ. Artemis Tauropolos: Artemis riding bull right, holding a bow, and drawing an arrow from the quiver.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 19,5-20,0 mm, weight: 4,10g, axis:6h,
mint: City: Amphipolis, Region: Macedonia, Province: Macedonia, date: 147-175 (Augusta) A.D.,
ref: RPC IV online 6619 (9 specimens), SNG Cop 107,
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06. "Amphipolis": Tetradrachm in the name of Alexander the Great.Tetradrachm, ca 320 - 317 BC, "Amphipolis" mint.
Obverse: Head of Alexander as Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress.
Reverse: Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ / Zeus sitting, holding his attendant eagle and sceptre. Branch of laurel at left, Π under throne.
17.33 gm., 25 mm.
P. #124; M. #560.
Alexander appointed Antipater regent in Macedon during his absence. After Alexander's death in 323 BC, Antipater continued ruling as regent until his own death in 319 BC. Most coins issued in Macedon during this time continued to be in the name of Alexander. Callimachus
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064 - Septimius Severus AE22 - Amphipolis - Varbanov 3260AE22
Obv:- AVTK CЄBHPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:- AMΦIΠOΛEITΩN City-godess seated l., holding patera
Minted in Amphipolis, Macedonia
Reference:- Varbanov 3260. SNG ANS 197maridvnvm
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0ac Conquest of MacedoniaPaullus Aemilius Lepidus, moneyer
109-100 BC
Denarius
Veiled head of Concord, right, PAVLLVS LEPIDVS CONCORDIA
TER above trophy, L. Aemelius Lepidus on right, Perseus and his two sons as prisoners on left, PAVLLVS in ex.
Seaby, Aemelia 10
L. Aemelius Paullus defeated the Macedonians in 168 BC and brought Perseus and his sons to Rome to adorn his triumph.
Three days after the battle Perseus arrived at Amphipolis, and from that city he sent heralds with a caduceus to Paulus. In the meanwhile Hippias, Midon, and Pantauchus, the principal men among the king's friends who had fled from the field of battle to Beroea, went and made their surrender to the Roman consul. In the case of others also, their fears prompted them, one after another, to do the same. The consul sent his son Q. Fabius, together with L. Lentulus and Q. Metellus, with despatches to Rome announcing his victory. He gave the spoils taken from the enemy's army lying on the field of battle to the foot soldiers and the plunder from the surrounding country to the cavalry on condition that they were not absent from the camp more than two nights. The camp at Pydna was shifted to a site nearer the sea. First of all Beroea, then Thessalonica and Pella, and almost the whole of Macedonia, city by city, surrendered within two days.
Livy, History of Rome, 44.45
Blindado
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221-179 BC - Philip V - Sear 1394 - Two Goats ReverseKing: Philip V of Macedonia (r. 221-179 BC)
Date: 221-179 BC
Size: AE19
Condition: Mediocre
Obverse: Diademed head of Artemis Tauropoulos right
Reverse: AMΦIΠΩΛITΩN above and beneath two goats contending.
Amphipolis, Thrace (Macedonia)
Sear 1394; Lindgren II 934; BMC 36; SNG Cop. 62; ANS 116
4.83g; 19.9mm; 15°Pep
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33-49 - MARCO AURELIO como Cesar de Antonino Pio (139 - 161 D.C.)ANFÍPOLIS - Macedonia
AE 18 mm 5.5 gr
Anv: ”[OVHPOC KA]ICAP” – Cabeza desnuda viendo a derecha.
Rev: "AMΦIÎ OΛEITΩN” – Artemisa estante de frente viendo a izq. portando larga antorcha en mano derecha.
Acuñada: 147 – 161 D.C.
Referencias: RPC IV #4236 - BMC V #106 - BN Paris #514 - Lingren #993 var. - AMNG III #82 var. - Varbanov #3215mdelvalle
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5018 MACEDONIA Amphipolis, Antoninus Pius Ae 25 147-61 AD TycheReference
RPC IV 5018 (temp); Köhler-Osbahr 465; Be (Righetti 342)
Obv. ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΚΑΙСΑΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝο[С]
Laureate head of Antoninus Pius
Rev. ΑΜΦΙΠοΛΙС (sic)
Turreted Tyche seated, left, holding patera and extending her drapery
8.13 gr
25 mm
6hokidoki
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646 MACEDONIA, Amphipolis. Hadrian AE 24 AmphipolisReference.
RPC III, 646/7; AMNG 80, Varbanov 3183 corr.; RPC III pl. 26, 646 (same dies)
Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СΕ
Radiate head of Hadrian, right
Rev. ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛΕΙΤωΝ
Amphipolis turreted seated l., holding patera in extended r. hand
8.10 gr
24 mm
6hokidoki
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649 MACEDONIA, Amphipolis Hadrian AE 19 Artemis standingReference.
RPC III, 649/4; BMC 100; Varbanov 3185; Lindgren 982; Moushmov 6075; cf. SNG ANS 182
Obv. ΚΑΙСΑΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС
laureate head of Hadrian, r.; to r., star
Rev. ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛΕΙΤωΝ
Artemis Tauropolos standing l., wearing kalathos, holding long torch in r. hand; on r., shield.
4.26 gr
19 mm
6h
Note.
From the Belgica Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 233 (6 October 2015), lot 1892.okidoki
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649 MACEDONIA, Amphipolis Hadrian, Artemis standingReference.
RPC III, 649; BMC 100; Varbanov 3185; Lindgren 982; Moushmov 6075
Obv. ΚΑΙСΑΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС
laureate head of Hadrian, r.; to r., star
Rev. ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛΕΙΤωΝ
Artemis Tauropolos standing l., wearing kalathos, holding long torch in r. hand; on r., shield.
5.65 gr
19 mm
6hokidoki
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650 MACEDONIA, Amphipolis. Hadrian, ArtemisReference.
RPC III, 650/7; BMC 99 (pag.55) Varbanov 3181; SNG ANS 181
Obv. KAICAP AΔPIANOC
Bare head right. (adjustment mark ear.)
Rev. AMΦΙΠΟ Λ εΙ Τω Ν
Artemis Tauropolos, holding billowing veil, riding on bull charging right.
6.16 gr
21 mm
6hokidoki
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651 MACEDONIA, Amphipolis Hadrian, Artemis standingReference.
RPC III, 651/4; BMC 102; Lindgren 984; SNG ANS -
Obv. ΚΑΙСΑΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС
Hadrian helmeted standing front, head l., r. hand raised, holding parazonium in l.
Rev. ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛΕΙΤωΝ
Artemis Tauropolos standing l., wearing kalathos, holding long torch in r. hand and branch in l.
3.63 gr
20 mm
6hokidoki
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656 MACEDONIA, Amphipolis Sabina, Artemis standingReference.
RPC III, 656/12 ; Cop 103, Varbanov 3189
Obv. ϹΑΒΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Diademed and draped bust of Sabina, right
Rev. ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛΕΙΤⲰΝ
Artemis Tauropolos standing l., wearing kalathos, holding long torch in r. hand; on r., shield
4.74 gr
20 mm
6hokidoki
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657 MACEDONIA, Amphipolis Hadrian AE 25 AmphipolisReverence.
RPC III, 657/9; AMNG 67; SNG ANS 155. Varnanov 3128; Lindgren 966
Issue Coinage without imperial portrait
Obv. ΚΑΙСΑΡ СΕΒΑСΤΟС
Emperor in military dress standing l., holding spear in r. hand and parazonium in l.
Rev. ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛΕΙΤωΝ
Amphipolis turreted seated l., holding patera in extended r. hand and her garment in her left hand.
10.62 gr
25 mm
6h
Note from Leu
RPC assigns this issue to the time of Hadrian based upon fabric, types and letter forms.okidoki
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AE26 Marc Aurèle/ déesse, Amphipolis 170 ap. J-CAE26 de Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 ap. J-C!
frappe Amphipolis, Macédoine, Rare
26 mm- 7.32 gr, patine foncée, haut relief, Etat: TTB+
Droit : AV KAI M AYPH ANTWNEINOC- tête barbue à droite;
Rev.: AMFIPOLEITWN-La déesse de la ville assise à gauche, tenante une patère.
mphipolis
SNGCop 105 Marcus Aurelius AE25 of Amphipolis, Macedonia. AVT K M AVP ANTWNEINOC, laureate head right / AMFIPOLEITWN, the city-goddess seated left holding patera. BMC 111v. soldAntonivs Protti
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AE30 de Marcus Aurelius, Amphipolis, 161-180 AP. J-C!Rare 18.80 gr, patine foncée, haut relief, Etat: TTB
Droit : AVT K M AVP ANTWNEINOC- tête barbue à droite;
Rev.: AMFIPOLEITWN- La déesse de la ville assise à gauche. Le dos de la pièce n'est pas bien nettoyé, sinon haut relief. Etat garantie après nettoyage TTB. SNGCop 105.2.
Antonivs Protti
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Alexander III Alexander the Great
Ae 1/2 Amphipolis 325-310 B.C
Obverse:Macedonian shield with thunderbolt at center
Reverse:B-A ;Macedonian helmet; monogram below.
15.88mm 4.12gm
Price 413
Struck under Antipater, Polyperchon or Kassandermaik
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Alexander IIIAlexander III AR Tetradrachm. ‘Amphipolis’ mint. Struck under Kassander, circa 316-314 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; shield in left field, pellet-in-Î below throne. 17.1 g.
Price 136; Troxell, Studies, issue L8.
Thanks for the atribution Lloyd!
Most lifetime issues of Alexander the Great were usualy bulky/thick, which did not alow for the entire design of the die to imprint on the coin. IMO looked better then the wide thin flan. (edit: though this one is Struck under Kassander)
The coin was hand stuck with a die/avil. Dies were usually made of Bronze because it was sofeter and easier to work with then iron, (though some were made of iron as well) then the was anealed to make it stronger and less brittle.
The planchets were made by pouring molten metal into a mold and saved until needed. When it was ready to be used, they heated it just below melting point and placed it between the dies and the punch die was struck with a hammer.
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"Building upon his father's success in Greece, Alexander III (Alexander the Great, reigned 336-323 BC) set about the conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. By the time of his death at the age of 31, he ruled most of the known world from Greece to Afghanistan. Initially Alexander continued to mint Philip's gold and silver coins. Soon, however, the need for a silver coinage that could be widely used in Greece caused him to begin a new coinage on the Athenian weight-standard. His new silver coins, with the head of Herakles on one side and a seated figure of Zeus on the other, also became one of the staple coinages of the Greek world. They were widely imitated within the empire he had forged."
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"......Alexander seems to have liked Amphipolis, because one of his last plans was to spend no less than 315 ton silver for a splendid new temple in the city that was to be dedicated to Artemis Tauropolus. It was never built, but after Alexander's death on 11 June 323 in Babylon, his wife queen Roxane settled in Amphipolis, which appears to have become one of the residences of the Macedonian royals. In 179, king Philip V died in the town."
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Amphipolis , ancient city of Macedonia, on the Strymon (Struma) River near the sea and NE of later Thessaloníki. The place was known as Ennea Hodoi [nine ways] before it was settled and was of interest because of the gold and silver and timber of Mt. Pangaeus (Pangaion), to which it gave access. Athenian colonists were driven out (c.464 BC) by Thracians, but a colony was established in 437 BC Amphipolis became one of the major Greek cities on the N Aegean. This colony was captured by Sparta, and Brasidas and Cleon were both killed in a battle there in 422 BC After it was returned to Athens in 421 BC, it actually had virtual independence until captured (357 BC) by Philip II of Macedon. He had promised to restore it to Athens, and his retention of Amphipolis was a major cause of the war with Athens. In 148 BC it became the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia. Paul, Silas, and Timothy passed through Amphipolis (Acts 17.1). Nearby is the modern Greek village of Amfípolis."
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"A quick look at the WildWinds database( http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/macedonia/kings/alexander_III/t.html ) indicates that the style and monograms are consistent with an Amphipolis issue, with perhaps a little less care than usual in the engraving of the reverse. The closest I could locate with a quick look is Price 133 (variant), although yours appears to have a shield rather than dolphin in the left field reverse."
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Alexander IIIAlexander the Great
Amphipolis 336 BC 1/2 Unit
Obverse:Head of Alexander the great as Herakles wearing lion's skin
Reverse:ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ;Eagle standing right on thunderbolt;A at left
3.59gm 16mm
Price 160maik
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Alexander IIINew photo.
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-40517
Alexander III AR Tetradrachm. ‘Amphipolis’ mint. Struck under Kassander, circa 316-314 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; shield in left field, pellet-in-Î below throne.
Price 136; Troxell, Studies, issue L8.
Thanks for the atribution Lloyd!Randygeki(h2)
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Alexander III "the Great"336-323 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm
17.0 gm, 27 mm
Obv.: Head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean lion skin headdress tied at neck
Rev.: Zeus enthroned left holding large eagle and scepter, monogram left;
BAΣIΛEΩΣ left, AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ to right
Macedonian (Amphipolis) mint,
323-320 B.C.
Price 121Jaimelai
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Alexander III "the Great" Lifetime Issue AR Tetradrachm Amphipolis MintThis Tetradrachm ( 4 Drachms ) was struck and circulated during the life of Alexander the third (born 356 BC), or as commonly known " Alexander The Great "
Ruled from 336 BC and died in Babylon year 323 BC.
AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 16.94 g, 10h). Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 332-326 BC.
Obverse : Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.
Reverse : Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, horizontal club above Σ within Ω.
Lightly toned, tiny mark on obverse, minor flan flaw on reverse. Good VF.
Price 66; Troxell, Studies, Issue D7.
The Sam Mansourati Collection.Sam
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Alexander III "the Great" Lifetime Issue AR Tetradrachm Amphipolis MintThis Tetradrachm ( 4 Drachms ) was struck and circulated during the life of Alexander the third (born 356 BC), or as commonly known " Alexander The Great "
Ruled from 336 BC and died in Babylon year 323 BC.
AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 16.94 g, 10h). Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 332-326 BC.
Obverse : Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.
Reverse : Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, horizontal club above Σ within Ω.
Lightly toned, tiny mark on obverse, minor flan flaw on reverse. Good VF.
Price 66; Troxell, Studies, Issue D7.
The Sam Mansourati Collection.Sam
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Alexander III - AE half unitAmphipolis
325-310 BC
Macedonian shield ornamented with central club
Macedonian helmet
B_A
Price 419
5,4g 18mm
ex SavocaJ. B.
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Alexander III - AR tetradrachmstruck under Antipater
Amphipolis
c. 325 - 323/322 BC
head of young Heracles in lionskin right
Zeus seated left, leaning on scepter, holding eagle; cock left
AΛEΞANΔPOY
Price 79; Troxell, Studies, Issue E3
17,3g 25,5mm
ex Roma NumismaticsJ. B.
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Alexander III - tetradrachm, AmphipolisAlexander III "the Great", AR tetradrachm, struck under Kassander, Philip IV or Alexander (son of Kassander), 315-294 BC, 17.15 g; Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Rev: ALEXANDROY;, Zeus Atephoros seated left, holding sceptre and eagle; in left field, Lambda above torch, below throne, M above star.
Price 481
Bartosz A
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Alexander III AR TetradrachmObv: Head of Herakles right in lion's skin.
Rev: Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; in left field, monogram and aplustre; beneath throne, amphora; in right field, inscription ALEXANDROU.
Mint: Amphipolis
Date: 315 - 294 BC
Weight: 17.00g
Ref: Price 4680oa
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Alexander III Posthumous Tetradrachm -- Amphipolis -- ~323 BC16.80 g, 25 mm, 270°
Amphipolis Mint
Silver Tetradrachm
Minted during reign of Alexander III; Posthumous
Price 104
Obverse: Head of Herakles Wearing Nemean Skin Headdress Right.
Reverse: AΛEΞAN∆POY (Of Alexander), Zeus Aëtophoros Enthroned Left Holding Eagle and Staff.
Alexander III the Great, the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. He became king upon his father’s death in 336 BCE and went on to conquer most of the known world of his day. He is known as 'the great' both for his military genius and his diplomatic skills in handling the various populaces of the regions he conquered. He is further recognized for spreading Greek culture, language, and thought from Greece throughout Asia Minor, Egypt, and Mesopotamia to India and thus initiating the era of the Hellenistic World.
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What a nose.Hydro
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Alexander III tetradrachmTetradrachm, Amphipolis mint, lifetime issue, c.336-334, Price 9 (same obv. die.), 17.0 gm, 25.5 mm
This was the first expensive Greek coin I bought, just over 30 years ago when I was still a student. It strained my food budget for some time, but i just had to have it.
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Alexander III TetradrachmPosthumous issue of Amphipolis mint 316-305 bc, Zeus / Herakles, 17.06 gramPhiloromaos
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Alexander III Tetradrachm Amphipolis MintTetradrachm of Alexander III of Macedon known as "the great". This is posthumous issue from the mint of Amphipolis in Macedonia, minted 316 - 305 B.C. The obverse shows Alexander as Herakles wearing a lion skin. The reverse shows Zeus enthroned, holding a sceptre and eagle with a crescent moon in the left field and the legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝ ΔΡΟΥ aroundsimmurray
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Alexander III Tetradrachm, Amphipolis (Price 133)Greek (Hellenistic). Alexander III AR Tetradrachm (17.0g, 26mm), Amphipolis, c. 325-320 BCE.
Obv: Head of Herakles wearing lionskin headdress right; border of dots.
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated holding eagle & scepter, dolphin to left, monogram below (Price Monogram 1238, Π & Ο); border of dots.
Ref: Price 133; Mueller 542; Troxell L7; Newell Type L VII; ANS PELLA [LINK].
Prov: Ex-Kirk Davis VCoins (15 Feb 2014); Gorny & Mosch Auction 152 (10 Oct 2006), Lot 1318.Curtis JJ
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Alexander III The GreatAlexander III The Great Silver Tetradrachm
Macedonia
Amphipolis mint 323-315 B.C.
24mm, 16.72g, 180o
ob: Herakles draped in Nemean Lion skin
rev: Zeus seated left holding sceptre in left and eagle in right. L above bucranium, E under throne. ALEXAN∆POY
Price 432; Ehrhardt 18mihali84
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Alexander III, 336-323 BC; Amphipolis 315-294 BCAR tetradrachm, 27.9mm, 17.24g, Ch EF
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre, Λ over torch in left field, monogram below throne.
Price 447c; Müller 37.Lawrence W
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Alexander III, 336-323 BC; Amphipolis 315-294 BCAR tetradrachm, 17.19g, Choice VF
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin knotted at neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre, Λ over torch in left field, ant below throne. Nicely toned.
Price 454
Consigned to ForvmLawrence W
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Alexander III, 336-323 BC; Amphipolis mint c. 294-290 BCAR 4Dr., 27mm, 17.04g, VF
Head Herakles right wearing lion skin knotted at neck / AΛEΞANΔP[OY] Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre, right leg drawn back. Thunderbolt and I (Z) in left field, dolphin below throne.
Price 501; Müller 16
Consigned to ForvmLawrence W
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Alexander III, 336-323 BC; Amphipolis mint, 315-294 BCAR 4Dr., 27.2mm, 17.26g, aEF
Head of Herakles wearing lion skin knotted at neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus enthroned left holding eagle and sceptre, legs crossed, Λ over torch in left field, YE monogram under throne.
Ex: Glenn W. Woods
Consigned to Forvm
Price 465; Müller 34Lawrence W
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Alexander III. 336-323 BC. AE 20 of Amphipolis?Macedon, Alexander III. 336-323 BC. AE 20 (5.55 gm, 20mm, 4h) of Amphipolis? Head of young Herakles clad in lion skin headdress, r. / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ across, bow in gorytos (quiver) above, club of Herakles below. A in lower field. gF. SNG Cop 2 #1056; ADM I Series X; HGC 3.1 #926a; Muller - ; Price 332; SNG Alpha Bank 736.Anaximander
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Alexander Lifetime Tetradrachm, Price 57AR Tetradrachm, Amphipolis mint, 336-323 BC
Obverse: Head of Alexander right wearing lion skin headdress.
Reverse: Zeus seated left holding eagle and scepter. Globe left
Price 57
25mm, 17.1gmJerome Holderman
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Alexander of Macedon - Tetradrachm of AmphipolisDenomination: Tetradrachm
Era: After 323 BC
Metal: AR
Obverse: Head of Hercules in Lion Scalp
Reverse: Jupiter seated l. holding staff in l. eagle in r. ΑΛΕΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ along r. paralell with staff. Torch mintmark of amphipolis
Mint: Amphipolis
Weight: 17.05 gm.
Reference: Muller 81 var.
Provenance: NFA Summer Mail Bid Sale, June 27, 1986, lot 202; Ex Superior Stamp and Coin Co., Inc. Dr Walter Lee Crouch Collection, June 13-16, 1977, lot 2577
Remarkable obverse style. GVF.
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Alexander tetradrachm Price 6 Amphipolis mint. Lifetime issue. Janiform-head vase to the left. Looks like a worn die on the lion-skin headress and a punch on the thundergod's hip.Chance Vandal
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Alexander the Great AR Tetradrachm 325-320 BCOBVERSE: Head of Herakles clad in the skin of the Nemean lion
REVERSE: Zeus Aeotophoros enthroned left, ALEXANDROY in right field, Cornucopia in left field.
This classic type was probably minted at Amphipolis in Macedon at or near the end of Alexander's brief reign (333-323BC). The lion was the symbol of Persia and the obverse likely represents his conquest of that Empire. The Figure of Zeus enthroned is almost the same as that of Baal on the silver shekels of the Persian satraps. The significance of the conquest of the East by Greeks was not lost on Alexander or his contemporaries
Price 104 (ref.Wildwinds) Weight 17.1 gmdaverino
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Alexander the Great AR Tetradrachm 332-323 BCObverse: Head of Herakles in Lion Skin Headdress
Reverse: Zeus enthroned holding eagle and staff, ALEXANDROY in right field., Rooster mint mark in left field.
A lifetime issue minted at Amphipolis, the coin cracked in antiquity due to silver crystallization and is held together by carbonate encrustation. It was left uncleaned. A handsome coin nonetheless. Price 79 (ref. Wildwinds) Weight 16.6 grams
daverino
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Alexander the Great half unit, 334 BCAlexander the Great
Kingdom of Macedon
AE - half unit, 15mm
Pella or Amphipolis, 334 BC
Macedonian shield; around, five double crescents with five pellets between each; in center, eagle
B-A on either side of crested Macedonian helmet
SNG Cop 1120Ardatirion
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Alexander the Great Tetradrachm, Amphipolis Mint. Price 459Silver tetradrachm, 16.7g, maximum diameter 26mm, Amphipolis mint, posthumous, c. 315 - c. 294 B.C.; obverse Herakles' head right, clad in Nemean lion scalp headdress tied at neck; reverse ΑΛΕΞΑΝ∆ΡΟΥ, Zeus enthroned left, eagle in right, long vertical scepter in left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and scepter, Λ and torch l., Pegasus forepart r. under throne. Price 459Podiceps
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Alexander the Great, Amphipolis, Thrace, c. 315 - 394 B.C.Silver tetradrachm, Price 490, choice VF, 16.96g, 26.5mm, 90o, Amphipolis mint, c. 315 - 394 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right wearing lion head headdress; reverse ALEXANDROU, Zeus enthroned left holding eagle in right and scepter in left, L and torch left, OK monogram below; bold well centered strikeSalem Alshdaifat
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Alexander the Great, Amphipolis; eagle, Æ17Alexander the Great 336-323 B.C. 4g. 17mm. Mint: Amphipolis. Bronze. Obv. Head of Alexander as Herakles clad in lion's skin headdress. Rev. Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, head turned left, crescent?, ALEXAN/DROU. Sear 6743 var (instead of leaf in upper field left a crescent?), Cf. also M. Price 160a. Podiceps
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Alexander, tetradrachm, Amphipolis, Price 83Amphipolis mint, 336-323 BC
28x25 mm, 17.10 g
obv: head of Herakles wearing lion skin right
rev: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; to left, TE monogram
Zeus seated left, holding spear and eagle
Price 83areich
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Amphiipolis goatMacedonia, Amphiipolis. 20mm, 5.4g. Obverse: wreathed head of Dionysos right. Reverse: AMPHIPOLITWN, goat standing right. SNG Copenhagen 80. ex areich, photo credit areichPodiceps
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AmphipolisMacedonia Amphipolis 158-146 BC
Tetradrachm
Obverse:Macedonian shield with bust of Artemis Tauropolos at center, bow and quiver at her shoulder
Reverse:ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ above and below club,all within oak-wreath
32.44mm 16.24gm
BMC Macedonia P8 - 8 ; Sear 1386 varmaik
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AMPHIPOLISAMPHIPOLIS - AE 25. 196-168 b.c. Head of young Dionysos right wreathed with ivy. Reverse: ΜΑΚΕ/ΔΟΝΩΝ above and below goat standing right; two monograms in field above, another to left; ΑΜΦΙ mongram to right. Reference: Sear 1392. 9.92 g. dpaul7
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Amphipolis - AE 18187-31 BC
head of Poseidon wearing tania right
horse walking right
A / MΦIΠ / O
ΛITΩN
(ANT)
SNG ANS 128. SNG Cop. 65
4,56g 16,5mmJ. B.
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Amphipolis - AE dichalkon187-31 BC
draped bust of Artemis wearing stephane right; bow and quiver on shoulder
leaping bull right
A_MΦIΠ_O // ΛITΩN
AMNG 36, 43 Tf. 9,17, SNG ANS 153-154.
4,6g 17mm
ex NaumannJ. B.
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Amphipolis - AR tetradrachmc. 168-149 BC
bust of Artemis Tauropolos right, bow and quiver on shoulder, all on Macedonian shield
club within oak wreath, thunderbolt left
MAKEΔONΩN // ΠPΩTHΣ
(AP)
SNG Cop 1310 - 1311; SNG Ashmolean 3290; BMC Macedonia p. 7, 2
16,6g 29,5mm
ex AureaJ. B.
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Amphipolis 2nd century B.C.MACEDONIA. Amphipolis. Ae 20mm. 3.64g. (2nd century B.C.). Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right. Rev: AMΦIΠOΛEITΩN. Eagle standing right on thunderbolt. SNG Copenhagen 74; Moushmov 5971.ddwau
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Amphipolis, 410 - 357 B.C. Apollo/torch, 11mmAmphipolis, AE11, 410 - 357 B.C. Apollo/torch, 11mm, 1.05g. Head of Apollo r. A - M / F - I; racing torch in linear square. SNG Copenhagen 43. Ex areich, photo credit areichPodiceps
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Amphipolis, Macedon ca. 168-149 BC.Amphipolis, Macedonia, ca. 168-149 BC. Ae 21 to 23mm. Weight 6.93g. Obv: Head of Artemis right. Rev: ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, two goats standing on their hind legs, butting heads. Minted for Amphipolis in Macedon circa 168-149 BC. Amphipolis was founded by the Athenians in 436 BC to protect their mining interests in the north. The city surrendered to the Spartan general Brasidas in 424 BC. The city preserved its independence until 357, when it was captured by Philip II of Macedon. This piece was minted following the dissolution of the Macedonian monarchy and the establishment of four separate Macedonian republics in 168 BC. The obverse of this type depicts the diademed head of Artemis Tauropolis facing right, with bow and quiver at her shoulder. The reverse type features two goats on their hind legs, contending, face to face, with the Greek legend ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ in the fields. Sear Greek 1394.ddwau
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Amphipolis, Macedon. 17-18mm, Artemis Tauropolis riding on bullFaustina II. AE18, 161-176 A.D. Amphipolis, Macedon. 17-18mm, 4.21g. Obv: ΦAVCTEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right. Rev: AMΦΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Artemis Tauropolis riding on bull right. Lindgren - (cf. 999 for obverse). Good fine, rare. Ex Rutten & WielandPodiceps
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Amphipolis, MacedoniaBronze AE 21, S 1394, VF, Amphipolis mint, 6.847g, 21.2mm, 0o, obverse diademed head of Artemis Tauropolis right, bow and quiver at shoulder; reverse , two goats on their hind legs, contending, facing;
ex-Wallace Widtman collection .
ex-Forum Ancient Coins
Purchased 09/2007Johnny
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Amphipolis, Macedonia420 - 357 B.C.
Bronze Half Unit
1.45 gm, 11 mm
Obv.: Head of Apollo right wearing tainia
Rev.: Race torch, A-M/I-Φ above and below
Sear 1391; BMC Macedonia p. 45, 14Jaimelai
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Amphipolis, Macedonia185 - 168 B.C.
Bronze Unit
5.56 gm, 17 mm
Obv.: Head of Poseidon right wearing tainia
Rev.: AMΦIΠO - ΛITΩN above and below club all within oak wreath
Sear 1396v; BMC Macedonia p. 46, 22Jaimelai
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Amphipolis, MacedoniaAmphipolis, Macedonia, AE21, ca. 187-31 BC. Diademed head of Poseidon right / AMFIPO-LITWN above and beneath club; HD and S monogram above, AN monogram below; all within wreath. AMNG III/2 26; SNG ANS 95 var. (monograms); SNG Cop 52 varRandygeki(h2)
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Amphipolis, MacedoniaAE18, 7.2g, 12h; c. 168-38 BC.
Obv.: Bearded head of Poseidon right wearing taenia.
Rev.: horse trotting right, left foreleg raised, ΑΜΦΙΠΟ/ΛΙΤΩΝ divided above and below, control mark A in right field, monogram above.
Reference: SNG ANS 123 ff. var (various control letters or monograms).
Notes: ex-HB, Baltimore, qu.John Anthony
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Amphipolis, MacedoniaObv: K-AICAP TP-AIANO
Emperor on horseback galloping right, raising spear to strike enemy below.
Rev: AMΦIΠ-OΛITWN, Artemis Tauropolos standing facing, head left, holding torch and resting hand on grounded shield.
SNG ANS -; RPC 643; Varbanov 3179.
20mm, 7.52gklausklage
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Amphipolis, Macedonia 187-31 B.C.Amphipolis mint, 16mm
Obverse: Diademed head of Apollo right
Reverse: AMΦIΠO/ΛITΩN, stalk of grainDk0311USMC
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Amphipolis, Macedonia, c. 168 - 149 B.C.Bronze AE 20, SGCV I 1394; (SNG Cop 62), weight 7.8 g, max. diameter 21.75 mm, Amphipolis mint, Roman rule, c. 168 - 149 B.C.; Obv. diademed head of Artemis Tauropolos right, bow and quiver at shoulder; Rev. ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, two goats on their hind legs, contending head to head. Green patina, very worn.
Artemis Tauropolos was an epithet for the goddess Artemis, variously interpreted as worshipped at Tauris, or pulled by a yoke of bulls, or hunting bull goddess. A statue of Artemis "Tauropolos" in her temple at Brauron in Attica was supposed to have been brought from the Taurians by Iphigenia. Tauropolia was a festival of Artemis in Athens. - WikipediaSteve E
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Amphipolis, Macedonia, c. 168 - 149 B.C.Bronze AE 17, 4.247g, 17.6mm, 0o, Amphipolis mint, c. 168 - 149 B.C.
Obv: Ivy-wreathed head of Dionysos right.
Rev: AMFIPO/LEITWN, Goat standing right.
Well centered on a broad flan.
Ref: BMC Macedonia p. 48, 40 - 41; AMNG III 51, SNG Cop -; SNG Evelpidis -
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